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Gov’t warns unions on demo
At least one union leader is butting heads with the Ministry of Labour as he encourages workers to join the planned opposition party demonstration on Saturday. A letter from the ministry sent to factories on Monday called on workers and unions to avoid participation in the ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/gov%E2%80%99t-warns-unions-demo
Travel Restrictions in Cambodian Province Ahead of Mass Protest
Authorities in Cambodia have imposed unusual travel restrictions in a southeastern province ahead of a planned opposition mass protest against election results this weekend, residents and non-governmental groups said Tuesday, criticizing the move as a violation of freedom of movement. Some of them suspect that the ...
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/travel-09032013234418.html
Cambodia Tourism Industry Fears Fallout From Election Uncertainty
Enterprises in Cambodia’s biggest tourism hub have called on Prime Minister Hun Sen and opposition leader Sam Rainsy to quickly resolve a festering election dispute that they say is threatening business prospects as tensions rise ahead of mass opposition protests next week. Travel companies ...
Radio Free Asia Staff
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/tourism-08302013144408.html
Planned Mekong dams need environmental assessment
The Cambodian government’s plan to build 20 dams along the Mekong River, with a view to boosting energy security, could harm food security and biodiversity in the region, as well as ignite a regional conflict over sharing of the river’s water, a conference has heard. ...
SciDev.Net News Staff
http://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/water/news/planned-mekong-dams-need-environmental-assessment.html
Calls for Boeung Kak Activist’s Release Renewed on One-Year Anniversary
Cambodian and international rights groups have renewed their calls for the release of Phnom Penh housing rights campaigner campaigner Yorm Bopha one year after her arrest, urging the public and national leaders not to forget her during the country’s current political deadlock. Global watchdog Amnesty International ...
Radio Free Asia
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/yorm-bopha-09032013201419.html
China to provide $33 mln loan to Cambodia
China has pledged 200 million Yuan (around USD $33 million) to Cambodia in addition to the loans and grants provided in April of this year. The loan announcement was made during a meeting between Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen and China’s Prime Minister Li Keqiang. Hun Sen ...
The Cambodia Herald
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=OWM1YjU3MDNlOGU
Interior Ministry Issues Instructions to Police on Protest Oversigh
The Ministry of Interior on Monday released guidelines instructing governors and police on how to manage the nationwide demonstrations planned by the opposition CNRP for Saturday. The guidelines, signed by Interior Minister Sar Kheng, say that to ensure that security and public order are maintained, local ...
Storm Kills One, Injures Two, Destroys Homes in Svay Rieng
A storm on Saturday night killed one, badly injured two others and destroyed or damaged hundreds of homes in Svay Rieng province’s Rumduol district, officials said Sunday. Ros Pharith, provincial administration director, said a rainstorm with strong winds hit the province about 8:30 p.m. [Svay Rieng ...
Ben Sokhean
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/storm-kills-one-injures-two-destroys-homes-in-svay-rieng-41560/
លោកសម រង្ស៊ីប្តូរពីមហាបាតុកម្មមកសមាធិ
ភ្នំពេញៈ គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិបានប្រកាសកាលពី ម្សិលមិញថា មហាបាតុកម្មរបស់គណបក្សប្រឆាំងគ្រោងធ្វើឡើងនៅថ្ងៃទី៧ ខែកញ្ញា នឹងមានលក្ខណៈស្ងប់ស្ងាត់ ដោយអ្នកចូលរួមរាប់ពាន់នាក់នឹងចូលរួមក្នុងពិធីបន់ស្រន់និង« សមាធិ»។ បើទោះបីជាមេដឹកនាំគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិលើក ឡើងថា សេចក្តីសម្រេចនេះធ្វើតាមព្រះរាជសាររបស់ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ នរោត្តម សីហមុនី ដែលអំពាវនាវឲ្យមានសន្តិភាព និងភាពស្ងប់ស្ងាត់ អ្នកដទៃទៀតមើលឃើញយុទ្ធសាស្ត្រនេះថាជាការបន្ទន់ជំហររបស់ គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ ដូចនេះធ្វើឲ្យគណបក្សនេះបាត់បង់សន្ទុះ។ លោក សម រង្ស៊ី ប្រធានគណបក្សប្រឆាំង បានថ្លែងក្នុងសន្និសីទសារព័ត៌មានកាលពីព្រឹកម្សិលមិញថា៖ «អ្វីដែលយើងហៅថា បាតុកម្មអហិង្សា និងសន្តិវិធី នឹងមានស្មារតីជាពិធីសមាធិ ហើយបួងសួងទូទាំងប្រទេស»។ លោក បានបន្ថែមថា៖ «យើងត្រូវគោរពតាមព្រះរាជតម្រិះរបស់ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ។ ដូច្នេះ យើងមិនត្រូវធ្វើអ្វីដែលបង្កចលាចលទេ ប៉ុន្តែ យើងមានជំនឿថា នឹងគ្មានចលាចលទេ គ្មានអំពើហិង្សាដែលប៉ះពាល់ដល់សណ្តាប់ធ្នាប់សាធារណៈទេ»។ លោក សម រង្ស៊ី បានបន្ថែមថា បាតុកម្ម ដែលនឹងបន្តទាមទារឲ្យបង្កើតស្ថាប័នឯករាជ្យ ដើម្បីស៊ើបអង្កេតភាពមិនប្រក្រតីនៃការបោះឆ្នោត នឹង ចាប់ផ្តើមពីម៉ោង ៨ ព្រឹក ដល់ ...
http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/national/1-national-news/103355-2013-09-03-03-42-00
New Project Aims to Help Small Businesses in Cambodia
A new project by the government and Japan’s aid agency seeks to assist small companies in Cambodia that are in need of specialist advice in order to develop and keep up with competitors in neighboring Asean countries. The aim of the two-year program, called “Strategic Strengthening ...
Simon Henderson and Aun Pheap
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/new-project-aims-to-help-small-businesses-in-cambodia-41534/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-project-aims-to-help-small-businesses-in-cambodia
Students Urge All Sides to Keep Election Protests Peaceful
More than 200 students and opposition supporters marched Sunday around Phnom Penh’s Wat Phnom with flowers in hand, urging parties to refrain from violence during Saturday’s protest against last month’s contested national election results and for recent incitement charges against two students to be dropped. The ...
Zsombor Peter and Hul Reaksmey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/students-urge-all-sides-to-keep-election-protests-peaceful-41556/
Thai fishing industry under spotlight
Far stricter monitoring of the recruitment and employment of Cambodians and other migrant labourers is needed to ensure the future of the Thai fishing industry, a new study by the International Labour Organization warns. Two and a half per cent of the 241 Cambodians interviewed ...
Abby Seiff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/thai-fishing-industry-under-spotlight
Thai policy hits Cambodian cassava exports
Thailand’s restriction on agricultural imports earlier this year caused dramatic declines for Cambodia’s cassava exports during the harvest season, provincial border officials said yesterday. Cambodia’s exports of cassava reached 288,109 tonnes in the first six months of this year, a decline of 55 per cent from ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/thai-policy-hits-cambodian-cassava-exports
Tycoon’s firm behind summons, soldier says
The Pursat Provincial Court has issued a summons to a soldier based on the Thai border for allegedly clearing protected land in Veal Veng district, a move the man believes was orchestrated by a company owned by tycoon Try Pheap, which is embroiled in an ...
May Titthara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/tycoon%E2%80%99s-firm-behind-summons-soldier-says
CPP Rejects New NGO Proposal to Break Election Impasse
The CPP on Monday quickly dismissed the latest proposal from NGOs aimed at breaking the political impasse over how to investigate irregularities surrounding last month’s contested national election. To break the deadlock, the NGOs, who have dubbed the group they formed to monitor the election ...
Khy Sovuthy and Zsombor Peter
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/cpp-rejects-new-ngo-proposal-to-break-election-impasse-41572/
Project to fix capital’s drains kicks into gear
The third phase of a project designed to revamp Phnom Penh’s drainage system, currently inundated by seasonal rains, began yesterday. Four areas of the city spanning a total of 369,445 metres will be witness to the next stage of the project’s implementation, part of an ongoing ...
Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/project-fix-capital%E2%80%99s-drains-kicks-gear
Provinces to get protest sites
Minister of Interior Sar Kheng yesterday called on authorities in each province and municipality to ease demonstrations in the capital by creating a site for non-violent protests ahead of a planned opposition rally on Saturday. In a two-page letter sent to provincial officials, Kheng – who ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/provinces-get-protest-sites
Parties urged to resume talks
Citing a lack of public confidence in the official post-election irregularity resolution process – namely, the Constitutional Council’s opening of vote packages – a coalition of leading civil society groups yesterday appealed to the two main political parties to swiftly come back to the negotiating ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/parties-urged-resume-talks
Government Raises Salaries for Commune, Village Officials
The government has decided to double the salaries of local government officials at the commune and village level from the beginning of next year, according to a government sub-decree signed by Prime Minister Hun Sen shortly before the national election. The sub-decree, released in the Royal ...
Khy Sovuthy and Simon Henderson
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/government-raises-salaries-for-commune-village-officials-41574/
Garment grievances to be aired
Calls for big-name apparel brands to take more responsibility for working conditions in Cambodian garment factories are growing louder as representatives of retail companies ranging from H&M to Wal-Mart arrive in Phnom Penh for a semi-annual buyers’ forum this week. Since it began three years ...
Sean Teehan
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/garment-grievances-be-aired
Unionists' jailing compared with Bandith
Since her husband was arrested in June and thrown in provincial prison to await trial, Soam Chantha, 32, has given birth to a baby boy. At the same time the men have been locked up, police have failed to arrest former Bavet governor Chhouk Bandith, ...
Shane Worrell and Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/unionists-jailing-compared-bandith
ក្រុមប្រឹក្សាធម្មនុញ្ញបញ្ជាឲ្យដាក់ទោសលើមន្ត្រីគ.ជ.ប
ភ្នំពេញៈ ក្រុមប្រឹក្សាធម្មនុញ្ញកាលពីថ្ងៃសៅរ៍បានបញ្ជាឲ្យ គណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត ត្រូវដាក់ទោសទណ្ឌចំពោះមន្ត្រីដែលមិនបានបិទសៀលត្រឹមត្រូវ ទៅលើកញ្ចប់សន្លឹកឆ្នោត បន្ទាប់ពីសម្រេចមិនឲ្យមានការរាប់ឡើងវិញនិងមិនមានការ ស៊ើបអង្កេតបន្ថែមទៅលើភាពមិនប្រក្រត្រីនៃការបោះឆ្នោត នៅក្នុងខេត្តក្រចេះ។ សវនាការកាលពីថ្ងៃសៅរ៍គឺជាការសួរ សំណួរជាសាធារណៈលើកទីមួយដែលបញ្ជាដោយក្រុមប្រឹក្សាធម្មនុញ្ញ ចាប់តាំងពីការស៊ើបអង្កេតរបស់ខ្លួនបានចាប់ផ្តើមពីរសប្តាហ៍ កន្លងទៅ និងបានផ្តោតតែលើឯកសារពីខេត្តក្រចេះ ដែលកញ្ចប់សុវត្ថិភាពចំនួន៨ក្នុងចំណោម១៣ដែលត្រូវបាន ពិនិត្យកាលពីចុងខែមុន បានរកឃើញថាមិនមានបិទសៀល ដែលធ្វើឲ្យគណបក្សប្រឆាំងបានអំពាវនាវឲ្យមានការរាប់សន្លឹក ឆ្នោតឡើងវិញនៅការិយាល័យទាំងនោះ។ ប្រធានក្រុមប្រឹក្សា ធម្មនុញ្ញ លោក ឯក សំអុល បានសរសេរនៅក្នុងសេចក្តីសម្រេចចេញកាលពីរសៀលថ្ងៃសៅរ៍ បន្ទាប់ពីសវនាការបានធ្វើឡើងរយៈពេលជិត៦ម៉ោងដោយលើកឡើងថា៖ «កំហុសរបស់មន្ត្រីការិយាល័យបោះឆ្នោតនិងមន្ត្រីរាប់សន្លឹកឆ្នោត នៅការិយាល័យបោះឆ្នោតចំនួន៨ក្នុងឃុំ ស្វាយច្រេស ត្រូវតែដាក់ទោសទណ្ឌទៅតាមច្បាប់ដែលបានចែង វាជាកាតព្វកិច្ចរបស់គណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត ធ្វើការចាត់ការដាក់ទោសទណ្ឌមន្ត្រីទាំងនោះដែលបានប្រព្រឹត្ត ខុសច្បាប់»។ មុនពេលចេញសេចក្តីសម្រេច លោក សំអុល បានសុំឲ្យគណបក្សប្រឆាំងដាក់ភ័ស្តុតាងបង្ហាញអំពីកំហុស ធ្ងន់ធ្ងរដែលបានកើតឡើង ដោយលោកបានសួរ លោក ជូង ជូងី មេធាវីរបស់គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិថា៖ «តើអំពើហិង្សាណាមួយបានកើតឡើងចំពោះអ្នកបោះឆ្នោត និងតើប្រជាជនអាចបោះឆ្នោតបានដោយសម្ងាត់ឬអត់?»។ ...
http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/national/1-national-news/103254-2013-09-02-03-45-52
Blood Bank Says More Stocks Are Needed to Meet Demand
The National Blood Transfusion Center (NBTC) will launch a website this month aimed at encouraging more people to donate blood as stocks at the center are still critically low and hundreds of units short of meeting demand, the center’s director said Monday. Dr. Hok Kim Cheng ...
Phorn Bopha and Dene-Hern Chen
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/blood-bank-says-more-stocks-are-needed-to-meet-demand-41586/
សាលារាជធានីភ្នំពេញអនុញ្ញាតឲ្យគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ ធ្វើមហាបាតុកម្ម
បន្ទាប់ពីកិច្ចប្រជុំជាង៣ម៉ោង នៅរសៀលថ្ងៃទី៣ខែកញ្ញា អាជ្ញាធររាជធានីភ្នំពេញបានសម្រេចអនុញ្ញាតឲ្យបក្សប្រឆាំងធ្វើ បាតុកម្មអហិង្សា នៅទីលានប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ នៅថ្ងៃទី៧កញ្ញាខាងមុខនេះហើយ។ ការសម្រេចនេះធ្វើឡើងក្រោមលក្ខខណ្ឌមួយចំនួន ក្រោមកិច្ចព្រមព្រៀង រវាងភាគីទាំងសងខាង ទាំងខាងអាជ្ញាធររាជធានីភ្នំពេញ និងខាងគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិដែលជាម្ចាស់សំណើ។ លោកឡុង ឌីម៉ង់ អ្នកនាំពាក្យសាលារាជធានីភ្នំពេញ មានប្រសាសន៍ប្រាប់វិទ្យុបារាំងអន្ដរជាតិ កាលពីយប់ថ្ងៃទី៣ខែ កញ្ញាថា ការសម្រេចនេះ ធ្វើឡើងបន្ទាប់ពីមានការប្រជុំពិភាក្សាយ៉ាងល្អិតល្អន់ រវាងភាគីពាក់ព័ន្ធនានា ក្នុងនោះរួមមានតំណាងគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិជាម្ចាស់សំណើ តំណាងសាលារាជធានីភ្នំពេញ និងលោកជួន សុវណ្ណ ស្នងការនគរបាលរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ ផងដែរ។ លោកឡុង ឌីម៉ង់ ឲ្យដឹងបន្តថា តំណាងគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ គឺលោក ហូរ វ៉ាន់ បានជម្រាបជូនអង្គប្រជុំពីគោលបំណងនៃការធ្វើបាតុកម្ម។ ជាបាតុកម្មអហិង្សាដែលគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិអះអាងថា ធ្វើឡើងដើម្បីទាមទារឲ្យបង្កើតគណៈកម្មការពិសេសឯករាជ្យ ដើម្បីស៊ើបអង្កេតរកការពិត និងយុត្តិធម៌នៃលទ្ធផលបោះឆ្នោត។ ជាចុងក្រោយ អង្គប្រជុំបានឯកភាពគ្នាថា មហាបាតុកម្មនឹងចាប់ផ្ដើមនៅម៉ោង៧ព្រឹក ហើយបញ្ចប់ទៅវិញយ៉ាងយូរនៅម៉ោង១២ថ្ងៃត្រង់ និងគ្មានការដង្ហែក្បួនចល័ត ក្រោយការធ្វើបាតុកម្មឡើយ។ ...
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